UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   FOTSCH, RICHARD J
   C/O GEHL COMPANY
   143 WATER STREET
   WEST BEND, WI  53095
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   GEHL COMPANY
   GEHL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   5/31/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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COMMON STOCK               |5/9/00|P   | |1,000             |A  |$18.00     |1,000              |D     |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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OPTIONS (RIGHTS TO BUY|        |     |    | |           |   |(2)  |4/20/|COMMON STOCK|2,000  |(1)    |2,000       |D  |            |
)(1) GRANT DATE:  4/21|        |     |    | |           |   |     |10   |            |       |       |            |   |            |
/00                   |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)  These options were automatically granted on the transaction date indicated
above to the reporting person
under the Gehl Company 2000 Equity Incentive
Plan.
(2)  These options are subject to a three-year period following the date of
grant during which such options vest
and become exercisable on a cumulative basis with respect to one-third of the
shares
       covered by the options each year.  The options are subject to immediate
vesting following the occurrence of
certain
events.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Richard J. Fotsch by POA Laurence M. Schwartz
DATE
6/7/00